Cuff-button.



H. C THOMAS.

CUFF BUTTON.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 22, 1916.

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HARRY C. THOMAS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CUFF-BUTTON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 2'7, I'Hlll't'.

Application filed April 22, 1916. Serial No. 92,895.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY C. THOMAS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cuff-Buttons,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in cuff buttons and hasparticular application to an automatically adjustable cufl button.

In carrying out the present invention, it is my purpose to provide anautomatically adjustable cuff button which may be inserted in the buttonholes in the cufis quickly and conveniently and which will automaticallylengthen or let out upon the raising of the sleeves along the forearmand hold the cufls against downward movement on the forearm.

'With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter set forthin and falling within the scope of theclaim.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of an arm showing a cufl heldelevated thereon by my improved cuff button.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the cufi button.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view therethrough.

Referring now to the drawin in detail, 1, 1 designate the end pieces oft e cuff buttons. These end pieces may be of any suitable shape andformed in the confronting faces thereof are recesses 2 and secured tothe inner walls of the recesses 2 are threaded studs 3. 4 indicates aconnecting spring having the ends thereof threaded upon the studs 3 andsoldered or otherwise secured to the studs so as to prevent accidentaldisconnection of the spring from the studs.

In practice, the end pieces of the button are passed through the buttonholes in the cufi and the spring 4:, under ordinary conditions, acts asa link to hold the end pieces against accidental disconnection. When,however, the cuff is moved upwardly on the forearm, the spring 4expands, incident to the opening of the cuff as the latter is movedtoward the elbow. As the spring 4 is expanded it reacts to hold the cuffsnugly about the forearm, thereby holding the cuff in elevated positionon the forearm.

I claim:

A cuff button comprising end pieces having the confronting faces thereofformed with circular grooves to provide studs, and a spring having theends thereof seated in said grooves, respectively, and secured to saidstuds whereby the end pieces may be moved away from each other in theupward movement of the end on the forearm so that the spring may reactto bind the cuff around the forearm.

' In testimony whereof I afix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

I-IRY C. THOMAS.

Witnesses R. S. Woou, JOHN MCCLOSKEY.

